# Results breakdown of the 1999 Spanish local elections (Basque Country)

This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in the Basque Country on 13 June 1999. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.

## Overall

Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 municipal election results in the Basque Country → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) | 397,580 | 34.20 | –4.31 | 1,135 | –172 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) | 264,647 | 22.76 | New | 378 | +378 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 96,817 | 8.33 | –19.55 | 616 | –380 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 36,116 | 3.11 | –7.52 | 141 | –170 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^1$ | 228,169 | 19.63 | +5.25 | 679 | +181 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 219,451 | 18.88 | +2.00 | 243 | +3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 203,255 | 17.48 | +3.06 | 223 | +57 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 50,905 | 4.38 | –2.78 | 26 | –43 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 15,111 | 1.30 | –1.58 | 2 | –3 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 9,680 | 0.83 | –1.11 | 9 | –28 |
| | The Voice of the People (LVP) | 2,125 | 0.18 | ±0.00 | 9 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 1,666 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 905 | 0.08 | +0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Others | 16,974 | 1.46 | — | 214 | –11 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 16,753 | 1.44 | –0.34 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,162,574 | | | 2,540 | –16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,162,574 | 99.15 | +0.01 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 10,018 | 0.85 | –0.01 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,172,592 | 64.81 | +0.82 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 636,750 | 35.19 | –0.82 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,809,342 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PNV–EA
34.20%
EH
19.63%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
18.88%
PP
17.48%
IU/EB
4.38%
ICV/EHE
1.30%
Others
2.70%
Blank ballots
1.44% :

## City control

The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold). Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control |
| Barakaldo | 98,649 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Basauri | 48,107 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Bilbao | 358,467 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Donostia-San Sebastián | 178,229 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Errenteria | 39,376 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Getxo | 82,974 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Irun | 55,196 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Portugalete | 53,498 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Santurtzi | 48,962 | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–EE (PSOE)) |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 216,527 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | People's Party (PP) |

## Municipalities
### Barakaldo

    Population: 98,649
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Barakaldo election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 16,653 | 33.35 | +3.81 | 9 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 11,286 | 22.60 | –4.10 | 6 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 10,331 | 20.69 | +4.09 | 5 | ±0 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 6,389 | 12.79 | +3.69 | 3 | +1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 4,053 | 8.12 | –5.47 | 2 | –2 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 448 | 0.90 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 776 | 1.55 | –0.02 | | |
| Total | Total | 49,936 | | | 25 | –2 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,936 | 99.33 | –0.03 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 339 | 0.67 | +0.03 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 50,275 | 58.66 | –1.91 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,438 | 41.34 | +1.91 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,713 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Basauri

    Population: 48,107
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Basauri election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 8,581 | 34.34 | –2.78 | 7 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 6,955 | 27.84 | +1.96 | 6 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 4,412 | 17.66 | +4.10 | 4 | +1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 3,271 | 13.09 | +2.36 | 3 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,303 | 5.22 | –5.64 | 1 | –2 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 124 | 0.50 | +0.22 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 339 | 1.36 | –0.21 | | |
| Total | Total | 24,985 | | | 21 | –4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,985 | 99.32 | +0.07 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 172 | 0.68 | –0.07 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,157 | 60.81 | +2.12 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,215 | 39.19 | –2.12 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,372 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Bilbao

    Population: 358,467
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Bilbao election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 58,772 | 31.09 | +0.60 | 9 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 47,299 | 25.02 | +3.80 | 8 | +1 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 31,183 | 16.50 | +2.14 | 5 | +1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 23,740 | 12.56 | +4.46 | 4 | +2 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 14,372 | 7.60 | –9.25 | 2 | –3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 9,980 | 5.28 | –2.08 | 1 | –1 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 989 | 0.52 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 250 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,455 | 1.30 | –0.11 | | |
| Total | Total | 189,040 | | | 29 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 189,040 | 99.34 | –0.08 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,249 | 0.66 | +0.08 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 190,289 | 60.67 | –0.47 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 123,351 | 39.33 | +0.47 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 313,640 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Donostia-San Sebastián

    Population: 178,229
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Donostia-San Sebastián election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 29,977 | 30.05 | +7.20 | 9 | +2 |
| | Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)$^1$ | 23,440 | 23.50 | –5.60 | 7 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 20,943 | 21.00 | –2.84 | 6 | –1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 19,567 | 19.62 | +5.30 | 5 | +1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 3,119 | 3.13 | –2.12 | 0 | –1 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 677 | 0.68 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 644 | 0.65 | –1.76 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 94 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,284 | 1.29 | –0.75 | | |
| Total | Total | 99,745 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,745 | 99.48 | +0.10 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 521 | 0.52 | –0.10 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 100,266 | 63.56 | +0.40 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 57,483 | 36.44 | –0.40 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 157,749 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Errenteria

    Population: 39,376
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Errenteria election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 6,965 | 33.80 | +0.14 | 8 | ±0 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^1$ | 5,946 | 28.86 | +5.64 | 6 | +1 |
| | Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)$^2$ | 3,777 | 18.33 | –2.17 | 4 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 2,371 | 11.51 | +1.29 | 2 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,236 | 6.00 | –4.30 | 1 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 311 | 1.51 | –0.58 | | |
| Total | Total | 20,606 | | | 21 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,606 | 99.29 | +0.15 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 147 | 0.71 | –0.15 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 20,753 | 60.33 | +0.64 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,644 | 39.67 | –0.64 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 34,397 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Getxo

    Population: 82,974
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Getxo election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 17,512 | 37.26 | –5.95 | 11 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 15,568 | 33.12 | +3.15 | 9 | +1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 6,159 | 13.10 | +4.00 | 3 | +1 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 4,636 | 9.86 | +1.39 | 2 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,947 | 4.14 | –2.89 | 0 | –1 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 291 | 0.62 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 890 | 1.89 | –0.34 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,003 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,003 | 99.48 | +0.09 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 247 | 0.52 | –0.09 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 47,250 | 67.88 | +2.27 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,361 | 32.12 | –2.27 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,611 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Irun

    Population: 55,196
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Irun election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 8,968 | 30.56 | +1.66 | 8 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 8,774 | 29.90 | +3.53 | 8 | +2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 6,178 | 21.05 | +0.71 | 6 | +1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 3,525 | 12.01 | +1.21 | 3 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,377 | 4.69 | –5.95 | 0 | –3 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 526 | 1.79 | –0.86 | | |
| Total | Total | 29,348 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,348 | 99.19 | –0.11 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 239 | 0.81 | +0.11 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 29,587 | 61.42 | +1.85 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 18,581 | 38.58 | –1.85 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 48,168 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Portugalete

    Population: 53,498
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Portugalete election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 8,268 | 29.23 | +1.92 | 8 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 7,819 | 27.64 | –1.37 | 7 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 5,814 | 20.55 | +3.43 | 5 | ±0 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 3,106 | 10.98 | +2.79 | 3 | +1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 2,759 | 9.75 | –6.82 | 2 | –2 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 524 | 1.85 | +0.05 | | |
| Total | Total | 28,290 | | | 25 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,290 | 99.10 | –0.16 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 258 | 0.90 | +0.16 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 28,548 | 61.42 | –0.68 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 17,932 | 38.58 | +0.68 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,480 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Santurtzi

    Population: 48,962
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Santurtzi election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 8,611 | 34.37 | +7.17 | 8 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 6,688 | 26.69 | –4.39 | 6 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 3,824 | 15.26 | +0.92 | 3 | –1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 3,647 | 14.56 | +2.67 | 3 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,919 | 7.66 | –6.25 | 1 | –3 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 366 | 1.46 | –0.12 | | |
| Total | Total | 25,055 | | | 21 | –4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,055 | 99.34 | +0.10 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 167 | 0.66 | –0.10 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 25,222 | 60.49 | +0.02 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,473 | 39.51 | –0.02 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,695 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Population: 216,527
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 34,847 | 30.80 | +12.73 | 9 | +4 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 27,760 | 24.54 | –8.27 | 7 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 21,069 | 18.62 | +7.20 | 5 | +1 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 13,088 | 11.57 | +4.57 | 3 | +1 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 8,484 | 7.50 | –10.09 | 2 | –3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 5,808 | 5.13 | –3.19 | 1 | –1 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 437 | 0.39 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,634 | 1.44 | –0.16 | | |
| Total | Total | 113,127 | | | 27 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 113,127 | 99.08 | –0.13 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,048 | 0.92 | +0.13 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 114,175 | 61.90 | +0.06 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 70,277 | 38.10 | –0.06 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 184,452 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||